A bee, it’s said, in its whole working life <br />brings to the hive a vast <br />treasure of obedience: <br />a teaspoon-full of honey. <br /> <br />The scholar, spooning honey from the jar <br />into his tea-cup, <br /> <br />pauses. <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />[A viveku ('we-way-koo') is an Indian-Japanese informal verse which carries an awakening thought]<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-teaspoonful-of-honey-makes-a-viveku/
